Title :
Microrheology at the Liquid-Crystal Water Boundary
Author :
Murazawa, N. ; Juodkazis, S. ; Jarutis, V. ; Tanamura, Y. ; Misawa, H.
Author_Institution :
CREST-JST1 Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Japan murazawa@es.hokudai.ac.jp
Abstract :
We demonstrate the viscosity measurement using laser-trapped liquid crystal droplet. The viscosity determined experimentally depended on the diameter of the droplet and boundary conditions at the liquid crystal surface which was changed by adding surfactant.
Keywords :
Boundary conditions; Frequency; Liquid crystals; Optical polarization; Photonic crystals; Power lasers; Power measurement; Spinning; Testing; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569774
